A family who lost a family member because of a drunken driver is speaking out about the Department of Public Safety's backlog that is keeping drunken drivers on the roads longer.

‘It’s a huge slap in the face to know our streets are full of people who should not be driving’

A family who lost a family member because of a drunken driver is speaking out about the Department of Public Safety's backlog that is keeping drunken drivers on the roads longer.

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Updated: 6:30 PM CDT Jun 3, 2016

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WEBVTT STOPPING LICENSES FROM BEING REVOKED. CRYSTAL PRICE HAS MORE. CRYSTAL: MORE DRIVERS ARE OUT ON OUR ROADS THAT SHOULD NOT BE OUT THERE DRIVING. I SPOKE TO A FAMILY THAT LOST A LOVED ONE IN A DRUNK DRIVING CRASH, AND SAY SOMETHING MUST BE DONE. DEBRA REED WAS DRIVING NORTH ON PORTLAND AVENUE ON HER WAY HOME FROM WORK ALMOST THREE YEARS AGO WHEN A DRUNK DRIVER CRASHED INTO HER CAR AND SHE DIED AT THE SCENE. >> IT'S NOT A FUN PHONE CALL TO GET AT 3:30 IN THE MORNING. CRYSTAL: REED'S DAUGHTER MELANIE BERRY SAYS THE ONE THING THAT HURTS MORE IS THAT THE DRIVER WHO HIT HER MOTHER WAS A REPEAT OFFENDER. AND WITH A REVOCATION HEARING BACKLOG AT DPS, BERRY SAYS MORE DRIVERS LIKE THE ONE WHO KILLED HER MOTHER ARE ON THE ROAD. >> IT'S A HUGE SLAP IN THE FACE TO KNOW THAT OUR STREETS ARE FULL OF PEOPLE CRYSTAL: WHO SHOULD NOT BE DRIVING. CRYSTAL: THE BACKLOG IS THE RESULT OF A SHORTAGE OF HEARING OFFICERS AND A RISING NUMBER OF DUIS. BERRY SAYS SHE'S URGING DPS TO DO SOMETHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM, BEFORE MORE PEOPLE LIKE HER MOM ARE KILLED. >> I UNDERSTAND THAT THEY ARE BACKLOGGED AND THEY HAVE MORE WORK THAN THEY CAN HANDLE, BUT SOMETHING IN THE SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE CHANGED. CRYSTAL: THE BACKLOG IS EXPECTED TO ONLY GET WORSE. DPS IS LOSING THREE OF THEIR HEARING OFFICERS LATER THIS YEAR. AND WITH BUDGET CUTS, THEY ARE

‘It’s a huge slap in the face to know our streets are full of people who should not be driving’

A family who lost a family member because of a drunken driver is speaking out about the Department of Public Safety's backlog that is keeping drunken drivers on the roads longer.